Todd Frazier, the former Cincinnati Reds fan favorite whose New York Yankees were eliminated from the MLB postseason by the Houston Astros, said he "would love to be back" with the Yankees in 2018 and that "this group is like family" and he's "never been more excited to play the game of baseball," according to NJ.com.

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"This is the best group I've been around in baseball, to be honest with you," he said. "You see these guys giving hugs to everybody and obviously tears, it's a great group, it's a fun group to be around. The way the Yankee organization brought me in like one of their own straight from the get go, I couldn't be happier."

Frazier, like many others in the losing clubhouse at Minute Maid Park, expect the Yankees to be back on this stage very soon.

"You look at the youth of this team, my god. From our first baseman (Greg Bird) to our right fielder (Aaron Judge) to Didi (Gregorius), I could just name four or five guys that didn't even make the roster that are still going to be biting at the bit," he said. "It's going to be a good Yankee team for a while."